Question

【题目】I had an old neighbour, a doctor named Gibbs. When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives，he was planting trees. He had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He hardly watered his new trees.

Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants made them grow weaker. He said he had to make things difficult for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water.

So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees' attention.

Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Sometimes I walked by his house and looked at the trees I'd watched him plant 25 years ago. They were tall and strong.

I planted several trees myself a few years ago. Two years of caring for these trees meant they grew up weakly. Every time a cold wind blew, my trees shook. Adversity seemed to be good for Doctor Gibb's trees，they could never relax.

Every night before I go to bed，I check on my two sons. I often pray(祈祷)that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to experience difficulties. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots，so when the rains fall and the winds blow，we won't be separated.

【1】What did Doctor Gibbs do to the trees he planted?

A. He let them grow quickly.B. He beat them to get their attention.

C. He helped them search for water.D. He read a newspaper near them.

【2】What does the word "Adversity" in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. Difficult living conditions.B. Little water.

C. Enough care or attention.D. Bad weather.

【3】What does the writer learn from Doctor Gibbs?

A. Elders are treasures.

B. No pain，no gain.

C. Two heads are better than one.

D. Only those who bear(容忍)the most become the highest.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】

本文是一篇人物故事类阅读。文章主要介绍了作者的邻居种树的经历告诉我们对于成长来说有时候困难是必须的。

【1】细节理解题。根据So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees' attention. 所以，他不是每天早上给树浇水，而是用卷起的报纸来打树。我问他为什么这样做，他说是为了引起树的注意。可知，他打树是为了引起树的注意。故选B。

【2】词义猜测题。根据最后一段 Every time a cold wind blew, my trees shook. Adversity seemed to be good for Doctor Gibb's trees,they could never relax. 可知，每当寒风吹来，树枝颤抖，艰苦的生存条件似乎在某些方式对它们来说有益，故选A。

【3】推理判断题。根据"What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart."可推知，作者从吉布斯医生那里学到了只有忍耐最多的困难才会是最高的。故选D。

词义猜测题是阅读理解中常见的一种题型，所猜测词汇可以是生词，也可以是熟词新义，还可以是人称代词的指代内容。词义猜测题主要考查考生根据上下文推测词义和语义的能力，突出考查对语境的分析和把握能力。常见的猜词法有：(1)利用上下文语境。猜测任何词义都离不开上下文，所以要借助上下文对需要猜测的词或短语进行合乎逻辑的推测。 (2)利用定义或解释性的线索。阅读文章中的有些生词往往在其后会有对该词进行解释说明的短语或句子，利用它们猜词义较容易 (3)利用文章的逻辑关系答题。如并列、对比、因果、转折关系等。这些逻辑关系往往通过一些相应的词或短语表达出来，如but, or, however, so, because等。(4)利用构词法知识答题。熟记一些前缀、后缀所表达的意思，不仅可以扩大词汇量，而且帮助我们猜测词义。第2小题的词义猜测题就是利用第1种解题方法。